Why Teachers’ Day is celebrated every year in India every year, know how it started
Samira Vishwas September 04, 2025 06:25 PM

September 5 is very special in India. On this day, gurus are respected in the temples of education. This day is celebrated as Teachers’ Day across the country as the birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. He was the second President of India who was a teacher who described education not just to study, but guide to live life, which everyone believes today and walks on their path.

Dr. Radhakrishnan believed that along with the correct education information, a person has to be perfect in every way. However, today we will explain why this day is celebrated on September 5 in India, while in other countries it is celebrated on 5 October after a month i.e. on 5 October.

teacher’s Day

Actually, when Dr. Radhakrishnan became President in 1962, students and friends expressed their desire to celebrate his birthday. However, he refused to do so and suggested the children to dedicate this day in the name of teachers. Since then, this day started being celebrated as Teachers’ Day. Anyway, the teacher’s position in India has always been the highest. In ancient times, Acharya used to not only give knowledge to students in his Gurukul, but also introduced life values. As time changed, the structure of education also changed.

Guide

Teachers are gurus after parents, who groans the future of children and are responsible for making them a good person in life. However, it is also true that the education system of our country is going through many challenges amid respect and respect. Even today there are hundreds of schools in rural areas where the infrastructure is incomplete. Many times the same teachers carry the weight of the entire school. Teachers are standing in the midst of lack of technical means from textbooks to technical means. At the same time, it is also seen in some places.

shift

The National Education Policy 2020 may have opened many new opportunities, but the reality is that millions of teachers across the country have additional non-education works. From electoral duty to census… they often have to leaving class and have other responsibilities. Despite this, he is trying to teach children. At the same time, the government is also continuously implementing schemes to improve the condition of teachers. In the era of Digital India, now teachers are also making access to children through smart class and online medium.

© Copyright @2025 LIDEA. All Rights Reserved.